Red Herring 100 Awards

Qtask was recently recognized by Red Herring Magazine as one of the most promising privately held technology companies in North America.  The company is headquartered in Burbank, CA but has a virtual workforce that spans the globe. Qtask is like "Facebook on steroids" for project managers Qtask helps companies manage remote workforces and handle project management through a web-based interface.  Their offering is a great example of the software as a service (SaaS) model. Below is an interview with Gabriel Blanc-Laine, the VP of Sales and Marketing at QTask. Zimbio: First of all, congrats on winning the Red Herring 100 .  Can you tell ... Read Full Story

This week at the Red Herring conference in San Diego I had the opportunity to meet the real "Captain Kirk"... Bill Kirk, CEO of Weather Trends International .  His company has developed remarkably accurate daily weather forecasts for some of the world's largest retailers - allowing them to more efficiently stalk inventory based on expected shopping patterns (for instance, Wal-Mart sells more umbrellas when it's rainy).  But opportunities to use Weather Trends go far beyond retail.  Below is a Q&A with Bill. Zimbio: First of all, congrats on winning the Red Herring 100 .  Can you tell us what Weather Trends International is all ... Read Full Story

Zimbio.com is an online magazine focused on entertainment, style, and current events. Zimbio, the interactive magazine publisher, has been named a winner in this year's Red Herring 100 awards , a prestigious list honoring the year's most promising private technology companies in North America. Selected from a pool of over 1,200 entries, 100 top companies were chosen based on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, including financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy and integration into their respective industries. "It's an honor to be recognized for both innovation and execution by an esteemed industry publication like Red Herring," said Tony Mamone, CEO ... Read Full Story

2009 Red Herring 100, North America Acclarent Biosciences Adaptive Engineering Software Adaptive Planning Software Airclic Software Amitive Software Appirio Computing Applied Identity Security & Defense AppTrigger Communications Arista Networks Computing Aster Data Systems Software Atiz Innovation Other Attivio Other Avidian Technologies Software BeyondTrust Security & Defense Birst Software BlackBall Software Bluenog Software Bridgelux Energy BrightQube Internet & Services Bubble Motion Communications Carbonetworks Software Cast Iron Systems Computing Clarabridge Software ClickFox Software Complete Genomics Biosciences Concerro Software Correlix Software Cresta Technology Communications CSA Credit Solutions Internet & Services Damballa Security & Defense Dataupia Computing DealerSocket Software Dilithium Networks Communications DocuSign Internet & Services Dyadem Software ... Read Full Story

"Bioscience" refers to technology and scientific research dealing with the structure and behavior of living organism. Each year, Red Herring Magazine recognizes the top 100 privately-held technology companies headquartered in North America. The Red Herring editorial team selected the most innovative companies from a pool of 1,200. The nominees are evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology, innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their respective industries. This year, four bioscience companies made the honor roll. Acclarent is a privately held medical device company in Menlo Park, CA that was established in June of 2004. The ... Read Full Story

Corra Group is pleased to announce that one of our clients, BlueNog, has been selected by Red Herring for its list of 100 North American Finalists. We have been conducting background checks for BlueNog for sometime and know them as a consummate website management service. To be picked for the Red Herring 100 is no small feat. Thousand of companies apply and only a scant hundred are selected every year. To be eligible for the Red Herring list, a company must be privately held, headquartered in North America, and not listed on any exchanges in the world. BlueNog claims its name comes from favorite ... Read Full Story